On May 25, 2024, another edition of the Infernal Run took place near Nimes, Southern France. As usual, the event was organized by the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment (2e REI). Legionnaires and civilians participated.
2e REP: Exercise Libecciu 2024
In mid-May 2024, the French Foreign Legion’s 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP) organized a military exercise in the Haute-Corse department, Corsica. See the video.
13e DBLE: Exercise Ares 2024
See nice images from a military exercise, Exercise Ares, that took place in the Aveyron Department, Southern France, in late March 2024. About 600 legionnaires of the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade (13e DBLE) took part.
DLEM: 2024 Camerone Day in Mayotte
Watch images from Mayotte, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean, where the Foreign Legion Detachment in Mayotte (DLEM) commemorated the 161st anniversary of the 1863 Battle of Camerone.
70 years ago: A decisive battle ended in French Indochina
In early May 1954, the decisive battle of the First Indochina War between French troops and the communist-led Viet Minh ended. Thousands of legionnaires participated, and many Foreign Legion units were lost during the fighting. The battle culminated in French withdrawal from Southeast Asia after almost 100 years.
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Foreign Legion: 2024 Victory in Europe Day
On May 8, 2024, the French Foreign Legion units commemorated the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. The end of the war came after the signing of the definitive overall surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allies in Berlin. See some images from the 2024 Victory in Europe Day celebrations.
60 years ago: Foreign Legion’s Regiment of Morocco was disbanded
60 years ago, deep in the Algerian Sahara in late April 1964, an entire Foreign Legion regiment was disbanded, victim of the reorganization of the French army after the end of the Algerian War (1956-62). Activated in French North Africa in late 1920 and given the nickname the “Regiment of Morocco,” its units fought in Morocco, Tunisia, Madagascar, Indochina, Mauritania, Spanish Sahara, and Algeria. In 1980, its number, history, and traditions were taken over by the training regiment of the Legion in Castelnaudary.
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Foreign Legion: 2024 Camerone Day
On April 30, 2024, the French Foreign Legion celebrated the 161st anniversary of the 1863 Battle of Camerone, an epic moment in its history. The celebrations were held across the regiments in France and abroad. See images.
2e REP: 2024 Regimental colors’ decoration
At Calvi in Corsica on April 30, 2024, the regimental colors of the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), the only airborne unit of the French Foreign Legion, were decorated.